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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Faro Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Inventors:
Markus Grau, Korntal-Muenchingen, DE;
David H. Parker, Earlysville, VA (US);
Assignee:
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/008 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/008 (2013.01); G01B 11/03 (2013.01); G06F 17/00 (2013.01); G05B 2219/36018 (2013.01); G05B 2219/36369 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a measurement machine for measuring an object, and more particularly to a measurement machine such as a portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine or a laser tracker that measures an object according to a measurement or inspection plan that is identified by a machine readable information symbol located on the object to be measured or on a drawing (e.g., a CAD drawing) of the object.